The storm track favored the northern and central mountains of western Colorado with respect to snowfall. Snow water equivalents across the central and northern river basins to this point of the winter season were near or well above average. In contrast, snow water equivalents for the southern basins were well below normal resulting in southwest Colorado being categorized as abnormally dry in the latest Drought Monitor summary. Extreme northwest Colorado remained under moderate drought to abnormally dry conditions. The rest of western Colorado avoided any drought classification, although water supply concerns continued due to the lengthy drought conditions that gripped the area in recent years. For a continuation on this drought situation please see the January 2006 Storm Data publication.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-DEC-05 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:59:00 (MST)
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL